News and communications

With Christmas fast approaching, Wiltshire Council is letting people know the best ways they can recycle their waste this Christmas, including the new kerbside battery collection service.

Wiltshire Council has received confirmation from the Department for Education (DfE) that Silverwood School in Rowde is one of 239 schools that have been selected for rebuild or refurbishment as part of the School Rebuilding Programme.

Wiltshire Council's adult and community education programmes have been rated as Good by Ofsted with inspectors saying learners "feel well supported by tutors who help them build their self-confidence and improve their well-being."

Silverwood School pupils have signed off a piece of history as the new build at their school reaches a key milestone

Wiltshire Council is reminding businesses in the county that there is still time to apply for Multiply grant funding.

A Royal Wootton Bassett resident has been issued with a £400 fixed penalty notice (FPN) by Wiltshire Council for dumping their household waste.

Proposals to develop both Silverwood Chippenham and Silverwood Trowbridge campuses, with a substantial investment from Wiltshire Council, to modernise and enhance the school campus sites, are to be discussed by council leaders on 13 December.

Wiltshire Council is asking people to get in touch if they are privately fostering so they can receive help and support.

Wiltshire Council is taking an innovative approach to helping children and young people in care remain in Wiltshire by creating two new community-based children's homes as part of a larger contract.

The service aims to help learners of different ages and backgrounds reconnect with learning, gain new knowledge and skills, and progress to further learning, employment or volunteering.